VPN Applications Guide: Real Solutions for Enterprise Networks [Paperback]

David McDysan (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0471371750 | ISBN-13: 978-0471371755 | Publication Date: May 15, 2000 | Edition: 1

"As the 21st century unfolds, it is clear that networking will be one of its hallmarks. In this book, McDysan takes the reader on a wide-ranging and richly textured tour of virtual private networking, its technology, business impact, and motivation. A MUST READ."-Vinton CerfWritten by a VPN expert at MCI WorldCom, this book will help you analyze your enterprise application requirements and select the most cost-efficient private, virtual private, or public network technology. Author David McDysan discusses the history of private and virtual private networks, and then details the important technology and protocol aspects. This includes comprehensive coverage of circuit-switched and connection-oriented packet switching VPN technologies as well as the TCP/IP protocol suite. Also included are the latest technologies developed to support IP-based VPN applications. McDysan also explains the steps involved in designing and implementing a VPN and supplies a template to follow when evaluating VPN choices. Written by a VPN expert at MCI WorldCom, this book will help you analyze your enterprise application requirements and select the most cost-efficient private, virtual private, or public network technology. Author David McDysan discusses the history of private and virtual private networks, and then details the important technology and protocol aspects.

This includes comprehensive coverage of circuit-switched and connection-oriented packet switching VPN technologies as well as the TCP/IP protocol suite. Also included are the latest technologies developed to support IP-based VPN applications. McDysan also explains the steps involved in designing and implementing a VPN and supplies a template to follow when evaluating VPN choices.

Visit the Networking Council Web site at www.wiley.com/networking council.

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"As the 21st century unfolds, it is clear that networking will be one of its hallmarks. In this book, McDysan takes the reader on a wide-ranging and richly textured tour of virtual private networking, its technology, business impact, and motivation. A MUST READ."-Vinton CerfWritten by a VPN expert at MCI WorldCom, this book will help you analyze your enterprise application requirements and select the most cost-efficient private, virtual private, or public network technology. Author David McDysan discusses the history of private and virtual private networks, and then details the important technology and protocol aspects. This includes comprehensive coverage of circuit-switched and connection-oriented packet switching VPN technologies as well as the TCP/IP protocol suite. Also included are the latest technologies developed to support IP-based VPN applications. McDysan also explains the steps involved in designing and implementing a VPN and supplies a template to follow when evaluating VPN choices. Written by a VPN expert at MCI WorldCom, this book will help you analyze your enterprise application requirements and select the most cost-efficient private, virtual private, or public network technology. Author David McDysan discusses the history of private and virtual private networks, and then details the important technology and protocol aspects.

This includes comprehensive coverage of circuit-switched and connection-oriented packet switching VPN technologies as well as the TCP/IP protocol suite. Also included are the latest technologies developed to support IP-based VPN applications. McDysan also explains the steps involved in designing and implementing a VPN and supplies a template to follow when evaluating VPN choices.

Visit the Networking Council Web site at www.wiley.com/networking council.

About the Author

DAVID McDYSAN is a Fellow at MCI WorldCom, where he has led the VPN design and architecture efforts since 1986. He is the coauthor of three networking books, including a bestseller on ATM, and the author of a book on Quality of Service and Traffic Management in IP and ATM networks.

VINTON CERF-Senior Vice President for Internet Architecture and Technology at MCI WorldCom, founding President of the Internet Society, and coinventor of TCP/IP.

Product Details

• Paperback: 332 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471371750
• ISBN-13: 978-0471371755
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,740,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great book - just not about VPNs, December 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: VPN Applications Guide: Real Solutions for Enterprise Networks (Paperback)

I've bought and enjoyed some of the author's other books (ATM Theory and Applications and QoS & Traffic Management), but was a little bit disappointed in this one.

Instead of being a book about VPN-specific technologies (things like IPsec, etc.), most of this book reads like a general overview of voice/data communications technology. Topics like SS7, VoIP, AIN, etc. as well as introductory coverage of things like IP, Frame Relay, ATM, etc. fill most of the book. Unfortunately, the coverage is pretty light, so it's not really suitable as an introductory text or for experienced network engineers (despite a few fairly math-heavy pages).

While I suppose a case could be made (and the author does try to make it) that these topics are the building blocks of VPNs, it seemed that a lot of this material was included just to fill up the book -- the mandatory OSI model chapter is now being replaced by the mandatory TCP synchronization/RED chapter and this book is no exception.

It's disappointing to get a book on VPN only to find that 80%+ of it has almost nothing to do with VPN's in particular. As usual, McDysan does an excellent job presenting the information, it's just not the information I had expected. The Wiley "Implementing IPsec" book is a much better reference if you're interested in the security aspects of VPNs.

(In all fairness, this "general technology padding" isn't unique to this book -- it seems that almost all of the 20+ technical books I read a month are part of this disturbing trend. With the (literally) hundreds of books on the market about things like IP, routing, etc., there's really no excuse for filling speciality books with technical tutorials).

2 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars VPN Applications Guide, June 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: VPN Applications Guide: Real Solutions for Enterprise Networks (Paperback)

It is an most comprensive book abou implementing VPN. The book guide cover terms and specific detail about VPN